The city of Lompoc, CA is part of the larger Santa Barbara County and is located on the central coast of California. It is known for its flourishing agricultural industry, which produces a variety of crops such as flowers, cauliflower, and broccoli. The politics in this small coastal city are largely influenced by the Democratic party majority in Santa Barbara County. Local elections are often contested between Democrats and Republicans who both aim to make changes that will benefit the citizens of Lompoc. For example, in recent years there have been debates about how to improve public transportation options, reduce local crime rates, and make improvements to infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks. Local representatives from both parties also work together to pass legislation that will fund programs to help those in need throughout the community. While political disagreements do occur from time to time among local politicians, overall they all share a common commitment to making positive changes for Lompoc's citizens.
The political climate in Lompoc, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lompoc, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lompoc, California: d d D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lompoc, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,442 contributions totaling $115,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 513 contributions totaling $65,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)